The plaza is surrounded by barricades and all of the banks are being torn out from the ground. It was without doubt, the whitest spot in New York City. You’ll be hard pressed to find footage of an Asian, African American, Hispanic or even Native American skateboarder skating here. The banks were tough to skate, the cracks got worse with each passing winter, but it had been a midtown staple for so long with a lower bust factor than any other nearby spot. They weren’t much fun to skate, but at least the spot was photogenic. It’s still sad to see it go. The skateboarders and homeless people who slept here during the summers will miss it. R.I.P.

since differences between white and black skating had their premier in ’98…

…i’m lloking forward to an essay about the concept of white/black spots and or b/w skating in general.

who grinded the first piece of glass, and when?
is rodrigo tx the prototype for #blackstylez (yes, he counts as black, if not through skin color, then at least via trick selection, right use of camo and pop)

I think the black/white question is more of a lifestyle choice. Pabst blue ribbon very white, use the word “piff” more of a black thing. Enjoying hip hop from 2002 to the present, is more of a stupid kid thing.

If the average black skater took a white approach to skating, that would be special. Pop plus originality and style. Imagine a combination of sean sheffey and dustin dollin. Ray barbee and vinnie ponte. What you get is the perfect skating machine, Luis Tolentino.

First time i sksted the bubbles was 1992. There were two different korean skaters named Eugene Lee with me. Steven Song and some other hanger on was there as well. Thst was the day we bought video days from the skateshop right next to the banks. I remember all the kids at that shop were rocking blue and yellow polo jackets. If my memory is correct, I think most of the were asian, ad well. Yellow Fever is how i remember that day.

“If the average black skater took a white approach to skating, that would be special. Pop plus originality and style. Imagine a combination of sean sheffey and dustin dollin. Ray barbee and vinnie ponte. What you get is the perfect skating machine, Luis Tolentino.”

So you haven’t seen Hardflip: The Movie yet have you? I have zero respect for Luis Tolentino after seeing him in that terrible christian movie.

I think you guys might be starting to take the “joke” a bit too seriously.

For the record, I am fully aware that the spot (which has been around for 25+ years) has been skated by non-caucasian individuals.

In the context of the term “white skate spot,” the “white” portion refers to an individual who likely attended art school and likes unnecessarily difficult-to-skate spots (strangely enough, *all* fellow caucasians do not apply this description.) Another synonym for “white skate spot” is “brown pants skate spot.” In its most recent state, where is covered in rocks, full of cracks and all sorts of annoying shit that made it way too hard to skate, Bubble Banks was certainly a “brown pants skate spot.”